Risk Attitudes of Farmers in Terms of Risk Aversion: A Case Study of Lower Seyhan Plain Farmers in Adana Province, Turkey
Risk Attitudes of Farmers in Terms of Risk Aversion: A Case Study of Lower Seyhan Plain Farmers in Adana Province, Turkey
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2003-12
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2.9
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Turan Binici;A. Koç;C. Zulauf;A. Bayaner
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Turan Binici;A. Koç;C. Zulauf;A. Bayaner
Exploring the attitude of farmers toward risk is important in understanding their managerial decisions, especially given the exposure of farmers to risky events such as drought. However, a survey of the literature finds no study of the risk attitudes of farmers in Turkey. Therefore, this study examines the risk attitudes of farmers in the Lower Seyhan Plain of Turkey. While some variation by utility function exists in the classification of the sampled farmers into risk averse and risk preferring categories, the overwhelming evidence is that the sampled farmers are risk averse. One hundred eighty-two out of 200 estimated Arrow-Pratt risk coefficients imply a risk averse attitude. Thus, these farmers are likely to make managerial decisions that reduce risk, even if the decisions translate into lower income. A policy implication of this finding is that producers are likely to be interested in crop insurance. Ozet: Ureticilerin riske karfl› gosterdikleri davran›fl› bilmek, onlar›n ozellikle kurakl›k gibi riskle ilgili yonetsel kararlar›n› anlamda onemli bir yere sahiptir. Yap›lan literatur cal›flmas›nda, Turkiye'de ureticilerin riske karfl› duyarl›l›klar›n›n bir gostergesi olan mutlak risk katsay›lar› ile ilgili herhangi bir cal›flmaya rastlanmam›flt›r. Bu cal›flma ile, Adana ili, Afla¤› Seyhan Ovas›nda faaliyet gosteren ureticilerin mutlak risk katsay›lar› belirlenmeye cal›fl›lm›flt›r. Ureticilerin kullan›lan fonksiyonun tipine bal› olarak mutlak risk katsay›lar›n›n derecesi deiflmekle birlikte, buyuk counluunun riske karfl› duyarl› olduu saptanm›flt›r. Hesaplanan 200 mutlak risk katsay›s›n›n 182'sinin risk-sevmeyen, geriye kalan 18'inin ise risk-seven bir yap› gosterdii elde edilmifltir. Risk seven yap› gosteren 18 durumun 15'i Kubik fonksiyondan kaynaklanm›flt›r. Boylelikle, ureticilerin iflletmelerinde riski azalt›c› yondeki uygulamalara eilimli olacaklar› ve iyi bir flekilde dizayn edilmifl bir sigorata program›na ilgi duyacaklar› sonucuna varabiliriz.